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Accidents - Cigarette or pipe lighters - Year 2002 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 315
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Date: 10/25/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
30 YOMC WAS SITTING BY 2 OTHER PEOPLE AND ONE THREW A LIGHTER AND HIT H IM IN THE NOSE/ LACERATION TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/30/2002Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
FACIAL BURNS.PT WENT TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE WITH LIGHTER AND BURNED FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2002Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
LIT CIGARETTE LIGHTER NEAR FACE WHEN IT FLARED UP AND SINGED FACE,NO FI RE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/20/2002Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNED NOSTRILS LIGHTING CIGARETTE. DX: 1% SUPERFICIAL BURN TO NOSE & UPPER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters, Gasoline
PATIENT PLAYING WITH A LIGHTER, DROPPED INTO BOWL OF CLEANING FLUID WIT H GASOLINE; FLASH BURNS TO FACE, SINGED HAIR AND EYEBROWS, NO FD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
5 YO M HAD FACE BURNED BUY CIGARETTE LIGHTERBURN FACE 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
BURNS (R) EYELID, PT RAN INTO A RELATIVE WITH A LIGHTED CIGARETTE, NOVI SUAL DISTURBANCE, C/O BLISTERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
1ST DEGREE BURN TO FACE. PT WAS FILLING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER AND RECEIVE D A FLASH BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2002Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PATIENT WAS BURNED ON THE FACE WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DX-1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/11/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
PT LIVES IN GROUP HOME ASSULTED BY OTHER CHILDREN BURNED ON FACE WITH L IGHTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
19 Y/O F C/O FACIAL BURN - PLAYING WITH BUTANE LIGHTER AND EXPLODED. DX: FORE ARM RIGHT, FACE BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Cigarette or pipe lighters
FACIAL BURN. PT LIT A CIGARETTE WHILE ON OXYGEN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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